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There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not discuss a cause until their attention is drawn to it.

— William Jennings Bryan

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I think most conflicts do end with negotiated settlements; some don't, but most do.

— Richard Armitage

For many of the world's conflicts, it is difficult even to conjure up a feasible settlement.

— Noam Chomsky

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.

— E. B. White

There is no conflict in the world that cannot be solved.

— Jonathan Powell

Peace congresses often start by dealing with some of the less important questions in excessive detail, so at the end there is no time to discuss the most important problems.

— Fredrik Bajer

It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it.

— Joseph Joubert

It is highly probable that in most cases, war could be avoided or ended. For discussions allow passion to subside, and to persuade alienated neighbors, or at least one of them, to listen to the voice of a conciliator is a step in the direction of peace.

— Charles Albert Gobat

In the midst of fighting there is no place for public debate.

— Yitzhak Rabin

It's the perfect definition of a settlement. Both parties didn't get what they wanted.

— David Geffen

✗Opposing Perspectives

There are so many people who are arguing or fighting over issues which don't have much relevance. We must all realise it is not worth it.

— Kalpana Chawla